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Chicago Museums: The 15 Best Tickets & Tours

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The Art Institute, the Field, the planetarium out on the lake: Chicago's museums reward a plan. This page compares the best tickets and guided visits, what skips the line, what a guide adds, how long you need inside, and what each one costs.

Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting

Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting - What You’ll See: Devices, Restraints, Interrogation Scenes, and Wax Sculptures

1.Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 962 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35Our pick

Chicago’s Medieval Torture Museum: 90 minutes with audio guide and ghost-hunting app, plus wax scenes and interactive torture devices.

“If you're looking for something odd, bizarre, and unique this is a very small intimate but extremely detailed museum of torture macabre. I went a few days before Halloween and it was icing on the cake for me. Perfect for a date where the two of you are both weird, but in a good way.. lol”

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Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour

Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour - Ticket Options: Standard Entry vs. Early Access VIP vs. All-Access Pass

Field Museum of Natural History Admission Tickets

Field Museum of Natural History Admission Tickets - The main draw: SUE, the world’s most complete T. rex

Skip-the-line: Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour

Skip-the-line: Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour - The Art Institute route: Tiffany windows to Warhol faces

4.Skip-the-line: Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 417 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

Skip-the-line, small-group highlights tour of the Art Institute of Chicago with a guide covering major masterpieces in about 2.5 hours.

“An absolutely amazing and informative way to see one of the world's great art museums. Joel did an excellent job striking the right balance of fun stories and interesting facts about some of the most awe-inspiring pieces of art I've ever seen. The tour was a true joy!”

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Museum of Ice Cream Chicago Admission Ticket

Museum of Ice Cream Chicago Admission Ticket - The 14 interactive installations: fun, but move on purpose

5.Museum of Ice Cream Chicago Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 396 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $43

Museum of Ice Cream Chicago ticket with timed entry, unlimited ice cream, crazy golf, a secret speakeasy, and sprinkle pool photo ops.

“If you love ice cream, what better place to explore. You get unlimited yummy treats and read some interesting ice cream facts!”

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Chicago: 1-5 Day Attraction Pass with Shedd Aquarium

Chicago: 1-5 Day Attraction Pass with Shedd Aquarium - Shedd Aquarium: Your Best “First Stop” Anchor for a Classic Chicago Day

Flyover in Chicago: An Immersive Flying Theatre Experience

Flyover in Chicago: An Immersive Flying Theatre Experience - The 30-Minute Flight Show: Motion Seats and a 65-Foot Screen

2-Hour Chicago Lakefront & Museum Campus Segway Tour

2-Hour Chicago Lakefront & Museum Campus Segway Tour - Stop-by-Stop: What You’ll See and Why It Works

Chicago: Museum of Ice Cream Entry Ticket

Chicago: Museum of Ice Cream Entry Ticket - Your 90-Minute Route Through 14 Interactive Ice Cream Installations

9.Museum of Ice Cream Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 325 reviews · 1h 30m · from $33

Chicago Museum of Ice Cream is a 90-minute, interactive stop with unlimited ice cream, a sprinkle pool, Sprink-L ride, mini golf, and WiFi.

“The museum doesn’t check in your ticket from the app but they will have your information on their tablets! Easy and convenient!”

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Chicago: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Ticket

Chicago: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Ticket - Price and Value for a One-Day Science Fix

Private Art Institute of Chicago Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

Private Art Institute of Chicago Skip-the-Line Guided Tour - Meeting at 111 S Michigan Ave and Getting Through Security Fast

11.Private Art Institute of Chicago Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 275 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Skip-the-line private Art Institute tour with a dedicated guide, small-group pacing, and big-picture stories from Impressionists to modern art.

“Spiro was a fantastic and very knowledgeable guide. His tour walked us through time from renaissance to impressionist paintings and then modern and contemporary art. He connected the time periods explaining how one lead to the other and showcased several pieces with stories about the artists as well as explaining why some art was displayed alongside specific other pieces. *One thing to note, the tour we booked was called “Private Art Institute of Chicago Skip-the-Line Guided Tour” through Viator and was noted that there would be a “Professional Tour Guide Exclusively for You” but this was not the case. There were an additional 4 people on our tour. Luckily it…”

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Chicago Landmarks & Museum Campus Small Group Segway Tour

Chicago Landmarks & Museum Campus Small Group Segway Tour - Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain: the quick Chicago postcard

12.Chicago Landmarks & Museum Campus Small Group Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 230 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $70

Glide past Chicago’s icons on a small-group Segway tour, hitting Grant Park, Museum Campus, and Lake Michigan skyline photos in 2 hours.

“Marshall was an awesome guide! He had us trained and on the go quickly, and he made the experience so much fun! We learned lots of interesting history about the city and sailing along Lake Michigan on the segways was a blast. I would give this tour a 5-star review!!!! If you’re hesitant, or worried that you won’t be able to do it, or fear the tour might be too long — just do it! It’s easy and very memorable!”

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Skip the Line Art Institute of Chicago Tour Semi-Private 8ppl Max

Skip the Line Art Institute of Chicago Tour Semi-Private 8ppl Max - A guide turns plaques into meaning (and you feel it fast)

13.Skip the Line Art Institute of Chicago Tour Semi-Private 8ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Semi-private Art Institute tour for up to 8. Skip-the-line access, Impressionists and icons, and real art context in 2.5 hours.

“Heath, our guide was amazing! His knowledge was only rivaled by his enthusiasm!😁 He took us thru the different periods of art making it very interesting and entertaining.., my wife thought that the museum would be boring but left with a newfound appreciation of art and she said she truly owes it to Heath.. I can’t imagine walking thru the museum on your own.. the stories he told about each painting made such a difference! I highly recommend this tour….”

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Chicago: Lakefront and Museum Campus Segway Tour

Chicago: Lakefront and Museum Campus Segway Tour - Getting started at Columbus Drive and Monroe: orientation that reduces nerves

14.Lakefront and Museum Campus Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 147 reviews · 2 hours · from $75

Glide Chicago’s lakefront by Segway past Buckingham Fountain, the skyline, and the museum campus in a 2-hour small group tour.

“Excellent! Fun way to see the parks downtown. Great history and corny jokes😀. Jeremy was fun and playful and entertaining.”

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Field Museum of Natural History All-Access Pass

Field Museum of Natural History All-Access Pass - Entering Chicago’s Museum Campus on your terms

15.Field Museum of Natural History All-Access Pass

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 135 reviews · 1 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $41

Skip the stress and explore Chicago’s Field Museum with an all-access pass, docents, and time-flex entry from 9am to 5pm.

“Pick up details - Viator agent overcharged us by $17 for admission. At checkin, retrieval of the vouchers was impossible. The link indicated “bad request”. After 10 minutes and 2 times though the line we finally got our correct passes.”

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